Transportation
Surface Arteries
Interstates 77 and 40 intersect in
Statesville and provide nine
interchanges cumulatively. State
Highways 90 and 115, and
U.S. Routes 64, 70 and 21 are major thoroughfares through the area.
Over-the Road Travel Time to Major Cities
Asheville, NC - 1 hour, 30 minutes - 98 mi
Atlanta, GA - 4 hours, 30 minutes - 266 mi
Charlotte, NC - 40 minutes - 41 mi
Greenville, SC - 2 hours, 10 minutes - 218 mi
Winston-Salem, NC - 40 minutes - 43 mi
Raleigh, NC - 2 hours, 30 minutes-136 mi
Rail 
Freight: Norfolk Southern Railway and Alexander Railway provide rail service to the area. Piggyback service is available in Charlotte, approximately 40 miles away. Passenger: Amtrak service is available in Salisbury, only 30 minutes away.
Amtrak Travel Time to Major Cities
Atlanta, GA - 6 hours, 22 minutes
Charlotte, NC - 50 minutes
New Orleans, LA - 8 hours
Raleigh, NC - 3 hours
Washington, D.C. - 7 hours, 30 minutes
Air Transportation
Two commercial airports within an hour's drive serve Statesville: Piedmont Triad International Airport located in Greensboro and Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. Airlines providing service to both cities include USAirways, Delta, Continental, United and American also serve Charlotte.
Trucking
Thirty-five carriers serve the area with many local terminals such as: ADC Transport, C&C Trucking, Carrier Haulers, Consolidated Freightways, Douglas & Sons, Gray Rock Farms, Holland Transfer, Jack Wooten Company, Roadway Express, Shives Trucking, Textile Freight Systems, and Yellow Freight Systems Inc.
Statesville Flying Service
operates from the Statesville Municipal Airport to provide charter service and aircraft rental, as well as maintenance, storage and a variety of ground services. The city owned airport features a lighted east-west runway 5,000 feet long x 100 feet wide with localizer and NDB approaches. South of the terminal is a corporate hangar park with land leases available.
All questions regarding ticketing, reservations and flight information
should be directed to the individual airlines at the following numbers: